THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE TUESDAY .MORNING, MARCH 2G, 1895.
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is splendid; in fact," says
a young housekeeper, "it
is almost too good. It
seems as though I were
making cake all the time
for donations or church fairs
or some committee. I tell
them if they will follow the
recipe in your cook book
and use Cleveland's Caking
Powder they can make
cake just as nice as mine.
I am sure I never made
such cake before. Thanks
both to Cleveland's baking
powder and the cook book."
The recipe book is sent free on receipt
ef stump and address.
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81 & 83 Fulton Sr., N. Y.
Norrman & Moore
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CITY SPIES.
Special election to flit the office of -leot
council In the Sixteenth ward today. .
Finishing and Furnishing Fund contri
butions will be acknowledged tomorrow.
They axe. owing to lack of space, crowded
from this issue.
Thirty-five deaths resulted from all
causes in the city last week. There were
but few new casea or deaths from con
tagious diseases.
The regularly weekly meeting of the Wo
man's Christian Temperance union will he
held thla afternoon at 8 o'clock. Evange
listic services will be led by Mrs. Hlorns.
Edward Curtis, who keeps a barber shop
on Dickson avenue in Green Ridge, shot
a hoot owl last night. The nocturnal
warbler was perched on a telegraph pole
near Curtis' shop.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will hold their regular weekly meet
ing at 2.30 o'clock this afternoon In their
room, 615 Green Kldge street. All mem
bora of the union are urged to be present.
Mrs. Finnan, of the South Side, who wag
arrested at the Instance of Mrs, Sheohiin,
for selling liquor without a license, was
discharged yesterday by Alderman Kill
ler, owing to the non-appearance of the
prosecutrix.
The rumor that Miss Katherlno Blood
good, the eminent New York contralto.
who dings at Mr. Carter s testimonial con
cert at Elm Park church next Monday
evening, is an applicant for the position In
the quartette is, it is announced, entirely
without foundation.
Celestial lodge of Odd Fellows elector
the following ofUcers at a mooting held last
night; Noble grand, John W. Benjamin
vice grand, H. W. Griffin: secretary.
George Perdts; treasurer, W. C. Cowloa;
trustee, A. McGlnnls. George P. Taylor
was unanimously chosen district deputy
noble grand. First degree was conferred
on four candidates and will initiate two
next Monday night.
Arthur Frothlngham lias Just concluded
an arrangement with the Ualdwlns by
which they will appear at his theater In
April. Everyone attending the perform
ancea will be Invited through the press to
write their questions with ink at their
homes, and! seal them In envelopes and to
deliver them to a committee of citizens
who will be publicly appointed to choose
fifty of such envelopes Impartially, and
Mr. Baldwin will guarantee that the fifty
questions will be answered.
John Grxylomskl, of Prospect avenue,
had a hearing before Alderman Fuller last
nJght upon a charge or selling liquor with
out a license! and also for selling on Sun
day. County Detective Leyshon w-s pros
cutor Questioned as to why he did not
frequent a licensed saloon, one of lhi
witnesses replied, "For God's sake, it
takes Ave blocks to go to a licensed
place, and It wouldn't do to go there when
dying for a glass of beer." Alderman
Fuller held the defendant In 1000 bail on
both charges.
Special attention and private dining
rooms for dinner parties at Lohmann's,
Sprues street. Service and cuisine unex-
oelled in this city.
The leading magaslnes have completed,
er are Just about completing, their vol
times for the year. If you have any vol
times on hand The Tribune Bindery can
make them Into beautiful book for you
at short notice and low prices. A postal
sent us will bring our prices to you, .
Spring Millinery Opening Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, March 27, 2S and 2,
Every one Invited. Ilaslacher's Millinery,
U. Langfeld, .successor. 824 Lacks, ave.
UNITED STATES COOHTS
Cases Called Before the District and
Circuit Judges.
THB FAMOUS DICKINSON CASK
Plaintiff Went on the Stand and Told in
a Dramatlo Way tbe History of Ucr
Confinement in Daavillo Asylum.
District Court Cases.
There was a large crowd In the lit
tle court room In the Fedaral building
yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, when
JudRe Hufflngton and Judge Acheson
went on the bench and opened the
March terms of the United States dis
trict and circuit courts.
After the preliminaries of opening
court and hearing motions had been
disposed of Judge Acheson retired to
the marshal's otllce in the rear of the
court room to hold the circuit court.
That was not largo enough and through
the courtesy of Judge Archbald court
room No. 2 In the county court house
was placed at the disposal of Judge
Acheson. In the afternoon the circuit
court was moved over to that room.
The action brought by Miss Anna E.
Dickinson npalnst John Courtrlftht,
George H. Thompson, Allen Kggleston,
John S. Ili-llman, Gideon Underwood
and Honry llryde n was the llrst to vn
Bage the attention of the court. The
defendant, who lias a national reputa
tion as an author, public speaker and
actress, claims J."0,000 damages for in
Jury to her health and Indignities suf
fered by her In consequence of her In
carceration In the Danville Insane usy
lum. Opening the Case.
Miss Dickinson was In court and sat
with her attorneys, W. S. McLean, of
Wllkes-Harre, and Judge Daley, of the
firm Daley, Hell & Clsne, of New York
city. Attorneys Warren, of Seranton;
W. J. lllbbs, George S. Ferris and J. N.
Anderson, of Plttston, represented the
defendants. It waa after 2 o'clock
yesterday afternoon when Mr. McLean
made the opening remarks to the Jury
for the plaintiff. His client, he Bald,
sues to recover J50.000. Ttl o other cases
growing out of the same transaction
are pending; one Is agaltist Dr. Ogles
by, of Danville, for Jl'j.OUO, and the
other ugalnst Dr. Underwood, of Pitts-
ton, for $50,01)0 for falsely certifying to
her mental condition.
Mr. McLean said that on February
, lstU. six men entered Miss Dickin
son's room at West Plttstun, forced an
entrance therein, assaulted her, carried
her out by force, without sutlable
clothing, and conveyed her in a carriage
to the train. Khe wasitaken to the Dan
ville State hospital for the Insane,
where she was confined for five weeks.
For the illegal, and as they proposed to
show, unwarranted restraint placed
upon Miss Dickinson and for the evils
that followed her incarceration they
expected commensurate damages from
the Jury.
The plaintiff, Miss Dickinson, waa the
first witness called. Her direct exam
ination was conducted by Judge Daley.
The little room was crowded with mem
bers of the bar who were filled with ad
miration for the brilliant woman who
told her story with an elegance of dic
tion and dramatic force that had never
been equalled by a witness In that
building. In language beautiful but
concise and explicit she detailed her ex
perience from the time she was taken
from lier borne in West Plttston, on
Feb. 23, 1S91, until her release from Dan
ville asylum, five weeks and one day
later. It was an affecting story, and
was Impressed on the minds of those
who heard it by the bearing and grace
ful gestures of those who heard her.
At 5 o'clock the direct examination was
completed, and court adjoined for the
day. At 10 o'clock this morning Ma
jor Warren will begin Miss Dickinson's
cross examination.
Iu the District Court.
After court had formally opened yes
terday morning the grand Jurors were
called and swern and Judge Budlngton
then selected Captain II. H. Cum-
mlngs, department commander of the
Grand Army of the Republic, aa fore
man! of tho Jury. The Judge then
charged the Jurors as to their duties
and obligations, after which they re
tired to pass upon the cases awaiting
a hearing before them. Up to 5 o'clock
last evening, when tho Jury completed
Its labors fur the day, the following
true bills had been found and reported
to the court: Robert Ross, taking a
letter from a postofTlce and embezzling
contents; r ranK omun anu josepn
Soran, having In possession and at
tempting to pass counterfeit coin,
three indictments; John A. Truxell,
embezzling funds of tho United States
as postmaster; Wilson Forrey, passing
counterfeit money; Nell Frink, sending
obscene letters through the malls; John
Zimmerman, having In his possession
a die, hub and mould with Intent to
manufacture counterfeit coin; John
Myers and Abel Myers, breaking Into
a poatofllce; Wilson Forrey, attempting
to pass counterfeit money. Assistant
District Attorney George W. Warzell
presents the cases to the grand Jurors.
John A. Truxell, ex-postmaster at
Portage, Cambria county, was the first
person arraigned for trial In the United
States District court before Judge Buf
flngton. Mr. Truxell Is charged with
being short S3T0.GG In his money order
account with the government. B. T.
Hooton, postotllee Inspector, testified to
the shortage and produced a certificate
from the auditors' office In Washington
showing the shortage. It was offered
In evidence and the government rested.
Only One Wltnoss for Defense.
Only one witness, John 15. Kephardt,
was called by the defense, and he testi
fied to tho ex-postmaBter's honesty and
good, charnoter. 4 Tho case was given
to the Jury without argument by coun
sel and the Jurors returned a verdict
of guilty without leaving the box. The
defendant was represented by Attorney
Gates Reynolds, of Klttannlng, Arm
strong county, and Assistant District
Attorney Samuel U. Griffiths appeared
for the government.
In the next case called Robert Ross,
a colored man, was the defendant. He
had no one to defend him, and Judge
Buinngton directed Attorney H. C.
Reynolds, to do what he could to save
the colored gentleman from Jail. On
Oct. 26 lust It Is alleged that the defend
ant went to the postofTlco In Connella
vllle, Fayette county, and obtained a
registered letter addressed to Robert
John Ross, a white man. The letter
was sent by the latter's father, Will
lam Ross, of Pittsburg, and contained
$10. The witnesses called by the gov
ernment were Miss Edith Hlatt, clerk
In the poslofflce at Connellsvllle; Harry
Marlatte, postmaster of the same
place; William Ross, sender of the let
ter; Frank Campbell, detective of Fa
yette county; .Robert John Ross, the
young man to whom the letter was ad
dressed, and James Eckert.
Ross was put on the stand to testify
and said that he received the letter
thinking that It was for him, aa he had
expected a letter from his father1. He
I was the only witness sworn for the de
fendant. A verdict of guilty was re
turned after the Jury had deliberated
for half an hour.
McVoy Admitted His Guilt.
Ralph McVoy pleaded guilty to break
ing into a postofllce at East Point,
Tioga county. He was indicted along
with Charles Brake, who, it Is alleged,
Induced him to take part in the burg
lary. McVoy's parents are very re
spectable people and as the young man
has served a term In the Tioga county
Jail for the same offence, Judgo Buf
flugton, on the suggestion of District
Attorney dlall and the plea of Attorney
H. C. Reynolds, who appeared for tne
prisoner, suspended sentence for a year.
If McVoy behaves himself in tne mean
time he will nut again be called up.
Frank Smith nnd Joseph Soran were
called to answer for having passed
counterfeit silver dollars on J. R. Dun
ham, Elmer Maple nnd V. D. Protz
man, who reside near Point Marlon, in
Fayette county. After passing the
spurious colnthe men tied and In their
trail were found a number of other
counterfeit silver dollars. W. L. Stev
ens testified that the men passed one of
the dollars on him but that he com
pelled them to give him good money for
it later.
At this point Attorney McKean, of
Unlontown, who represented the de
fendants, said they had no defense to
offer to the charges and the Jury there
upon, without leaving the box, returned
a verdict of guilty.
UNITED STATES COURT NOTES.
Thomas P. lmiTy, insurance agent, of
this city, is a member of the Kiund Jury.
H. 11. Cummings, a well known oil oper
ator of Tldoute, Warren county, is fore
man of the grand jury.
Michael Trump, of Kdgewooil, Allegheny
county, superintendent of the Pittsburg
division of the Pennsylvania railroad, is
one of the petit jurors.
George H. Welshous, an editorial writer
on the Pittsburg Times, arrived in the city
last evening to uttend United States court
in the capacity of a petit juror.
II. S. Calvert, a member of the editorial
stuff of the Pittsburg Leader, Is hero In
the capacity of a United States grand
juror. l!o was yesterday chosen clerk of
that body.
J. li. Snyder, the regular Lackawanna
court crier. Is olllclating in a similar ca
pacity In the United States court. Mi
chael Kramer and John Kelly are acting
as tlpjtuffs.
The cases of L. W. Puff and wife against
the Pennsylvania Railroad company and
Mrs. Gulick uKUinst tho New York Cas
ualty company were continued with a view
to having them settled.
Attorneys W. J. Hand, George M. Wat
son and B. F. Klllam, of this county, and
Attorney Courtrlght, . of Susquehanna
county, were yesterduy admitted to prac
tice In the United States courts.
Row Cornelius Asbury. of Pittsburg, Is
ono of the petit jurors. Mr. Asbury is one
of the best known colored clergymen in
the state and Is now presiding elder of
his conference of the Methodist church.
Postmaster Keplogle.of ltoaringSprliiBS,
Is in the city as a wlitness in the United
States coutrt. Mr. Replogle's postofllce
was robbed some time aso and he Is here
to give evidence on behalf of the govern
ment. He Is a cousin of Attorney D. P.
Replogle, of this city.
In the circuit court on motion of Attor
ney S. H. Price a rule was granted to
show cause why the case of James W.
Oukford ugalnst Francis B. Huekley
should not be remanded to the court of
common pleas of this county. The rule
was made returnable on Thursday.
It. Elliott McUrlde, who tills the poll nt
Clin Mine, Allegheny county, Is one of the
petit Jurors. Mr. Mcllride a few years ago
occupied a conspicuous place In the public
mind of the western part of the state and
at that time was immortalized In a po'm
which was printed In Puck.
Judge Daley, of New York, one of tho
attorneys in tho Dickinson ease, re
ceived a telegram from New York yes
terday Informing him that the superior
court of that state had sustained a verdict
of $:t,000 he obtained for one of his clients
who lost a foot In a railway uceldent.
The case of tho United Slates against
Stephen Tllllnghast was, on motion of
Attorney K. 11. Holgate, continued until
the March term of next year In this city.
In support of the application for continu
ance Mr. Holgate presented an atlldavlt
from Dr. A. B. Fitch, of Factoryvllle, set
ting forth that Mr. Tllllnghast Is confined
to the home of his father at La Plmno by
sickness. Mr. Tlllinghnst Is charged with
forging names to United States pension
certitlcates.
YILE PEN CLEANED 01T.
Negroes and Whito Woraon Consort on
the West Side.
Seven negroes nnd as many white wo
men were caught In a police raid at 2.15
o'clock yesterday morning on the house
conducted by Airs. Johnson, on Price
street, In the rear of the Salvation
army barracks.
The resort Is one of the most de
graded In the city and tho raid upon It
was based upon complaints made fre
quently of late by persons residing In
the vicinity.
The arrests were- made by the fol
lowing squad In charge of Lieutenant
Williams, of the West Side precinct:
Patrolmen, Gurrell, J. Thnmnn,
Matthems and Lowry. Beside Mrs.
Johnson the Inmates were Ada Will
iams, Dora Buchanan, Lottie West, Kt
tle Williams, Emma Williamson, and
Ella Roche. The seven negroes are la
borers.
in yesterday's police court Mrs. John
son was sentenced to pay a fine of $25
or undergo thirty days' Imprisonment
In tho county jail. At a late hour last
night the fine had not been paid. Each
of the girls was fined $10. . The lines of
Dora Buchanan and Emma Williamson
were paid; tha others will go to Jail for
twenty days.
An 8-year-old son of Mrs. Johnson
was found In tho place nnd will prob
ably be cared for by the Associated
Charities.
CLEOPATRA AT ACADEMY.
Surrounded by a Ilullct, Living Picture
nnd spectacular if foots.
It Is highly probable that the Immor
tal bnrd of Avon would not have been
In a very happy frame of mind had he
seen the up-to-date production of
"Cleopatra," given by Miss Lillian
Lewis and her company at the Acad
emy of Muslo last night before a large
audience.
It pleased those who saw It, however,
which Is the main consideration with
theatrical managers. It was produced
with a ballet, living pictures and
theatrical effects.
Miss Lewis is nut an Ideal Cleopatra,
and her support, with the exception of
Charles R. Hnnford, was of a very
urdlnury character. That clever actor
made an admlrui.de Antony.
Death of Mrs. J. I). Stocker.
Mrs. J. D. Blocker, of Jermyn, died Sat
urday afternoon. The funeral will be held
this afternoon and the remains will be
taken to Salem, Pa,, her former home,
for Interment
Dii:o.
ENGLISH. In, Bcranton, March 2!, Mrs.
John English, egod 42 years. Funeral
notice later,
8TOCKER. In Jermyn, March 23. Mrs. J.
I). Blocker. She Is survived by a hus
band nnd two children, Frank, aged 10,
and Claude, aged 14. Funeral Tuesday
afternoon at S o'clock. Interment at
Salem.
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C0NFE3ENKCFLHB0R III
Boycott Placed on Clotliin,- und the
Matter Considered.
NO CONCLUSION AKK1VED AT
The Report of tho Arbitrators Is Said to
Favor tho Striking Off of the Boycott-it
Was Not Adopted
Last Night.
An Important meeting of persons con
nected with labor movements was held
at the Ancient Order United Workmen
hall on Lackawanna last evening, to
hear the reports of John R. Troch nnd
Cornelius Swartz, who have been acting
as arbitrators In a disputo between the
United Garments Makers of America,
and Messrs. Hackett, Carhart and com
pany, of New York, and other parties
who have become Involved In the ques
tion. During the panic of 1893 the firm of
Hackett, Carhart and company, who
are manufacturers of ready made cloth
ing, gave notice of a reduction In the
wages of. their employes, and In this
they were supported by other largj
manufacturers. The United Garment
makers restated the reduction, and the
American Federation of Labor placed a
boycott, It is alleged, upon the goods
of the firm, and also of retail clothiers
who purchased from the firm. Local
firms were affected und the matter has
been under discussion by the Knights
of Labor and other labor societies of
this city upon many occasions.
Messrs. Swartz und Troch were elect
ed as representatives of the labor so
cieties to attend at New York with a
view of making a settlement of the dis
pute. While making investigations in
the matter they were requested to be
come arbitrators, and during the past
three weeks have been sifting evidence
with a view to reporting as to the fair
ness of the boycott.
Last evening they attended a crowded
meeting of the local societies held nt
the Ancient OrderUnlted Workmen hall,
and read a lengthy report, In which It is
claimed, thut they recommended the
raising of the boycott.
They were Interviewed by a Tribune
reporter when they left the hall at 10.30
o'clock, but declined to divulge tho con
tents of their report, or as to what had
transpired wt the meeting. The report
er called at the room at 11 o'clock,
where the meeting was still in progress
and was informed that no decision
would be arrived at until further in-
formation had been received from New
York. The meeting was secret and
continued until midnight.
WORKMEN 1XJIBED.
Took a Rapid lilde on the l.levutor of the
New Jcrmyn Building.
Six workmen fell with the elevator
from the third to the ground lloor of the
new Hotel Jermyn building soon after
11 o'clock yesterday morning. Several
were slightly Injured. Good luck prob
ably prevented a fatal outcome of the
accident.
The men were at work on the third
floor and at lunch time stepped upon
the elevator. Before they could signal
the engineer the carriage .began to
drop beneath their weight and by the
time the second lloor was reached tho
velocity was frightful and as rapid as
though the cable hod broken. The
elevator struck the ground lloor with a
force that threw the occupants in all
directions.
.Martin Mendrlck was most seriously
hurt. His right leg was painfully In
jured and he suffered from shock,
Michael Tenm Ill's kneecap was bruised,
and Michael Flynn was badly hurt on
the back. The others, William Hoyt,
Thomas Hannon and Thomas Camp
bell, suffered many bruises which are
not serious.
Engineer Gus Keller refused to dis
cuss the accident, although to him the
blame is attached by the foreman and
superintendent. Keller was oiling the
elevator machinery and had left the
lever open. The distance of the fall
was forty-five feet.
. FOR BETTER CITIZENS.
.Meeting to Form a Reform Organization
Held in Albright Library.
About fifty persons attended tho
meeting at the Albright library last
night In response to un Invitation to
consider pluns for forming a non-partisan,
non-sectarian citizens' organiza
tion. J. W. Browning presided, and D
L. Morgan acted os secretary. C. H,
Chandler gave a history of tho move
ment nnd described how educational
meetings had been held whore topics
relating to town government had been
discussed and that It had been decided
to hold a town meeting to consider
the advisability of forming the organ!
nation. Letters and expressions of eym
pathy with the movement were read
from W. AV. Lathrope, L. J. Snyder,
James H. Watson, A. W. Dickson, T.
V. Powderly, and VS. B. Sturges.
Expressions of opinion were Invited
and Cnptuln W. A. May, J. J. Bone, of
Dunmore; James F, Judge, editor of tho
Dlocesun Index, made short addresses,
Rev. James MeLfod, D. D said he
would say "Amen" to all the good
things said, and would willingly assist
In any movement where Christian peo
pie combined to have the law enforced
Tho laws were good, unquestionably
but they required enforcing. Since the
licensing court had been held ho had
been Informed that there was one ward
In the city In which no liquor licenses
were held, nnd yet, he believed, that
more liquor was consumed In that than
any other ward In the city. Further
more, he had received It from the high
est authority that one of the city
WHICH IS THE BEST
For breakfast?
a doubt
Withou
"FARINOSE"
Have tbe water boiling:
pour the Fariuose iuto
the water until it begins
to thicken.
It Is
Then Ready for
Instant Use.
Any dyspeptic can use it
without distress.
E. Q. Coursen
fathers, who had been elected to make
the laws, was himself conspicuous as a
violator of the law and sold liquor
wlthuut taking the license and paying
the fee of $500. On his premises was
displayed a public invitation to go in
and drink.
The meeting then proceeded to busi
ness of organization, and the following
were appointed a committee of nomina
tion: W. W. Inglls, D. A. Stone, James
F. Judge, J. W. Browning, and M. H.
Jordan.
The constitution was favorably re
ported upon by a committee of Captain
W. A. May. Andrew C. Smith and W. T.
Hackett. The meeting then adjourned
until April 8, at the same place, when
the constitution will be adopted and
officers elected.
BROKEN WATER MAIN
Cuuscd tlio He lew n re, l.ackuwunna nnd
Hc.Mcin Main Truck to lie Under
mined. What might have caused a serious
catastrophe on the Lackawanna mud
In the heart of the city was prevented
by the discovery of a broken water
main which was undermining the main
line track late Sunday nliilit.
At 10 o'clock, at the foot of Jefferson
avenue, a IL'-lnrh iron pipe burst under
the normal Go-pound pressure. The
break occurred In the ditch and be
ueath the outer end of the ties of the
westbound track. When the break was
first discovered by the track walker, no
especial damage was feared from It.
At midnight Patrolman Roche found
a stream larger than a man's arm
bubbling up from the ground nnd noti
fied the water company by telephone.
Two Tribune reporters visited the
spot at 2.110 o'clock yesterday morning
and found the outer edge of the west
bound track undermined for a distance
of about eight feet. The hole was about
five feet deep and the force of the
water had Increased to such an extent
that It was rushing In a torrent down
Lackawanna avenue and around the
Mattes street corner.
The threatened danger was tele
phoned to the dispatcher's olllee of the
Lackawanna road and Patrolman
Hoche and a Tribune reporter hurried
eastward along the track and with a
lantern Hugged a coal train about an
eighth of a mile up the track.
Meanwhile the 2.53 fast vestibuled
train from the wist had been held at
the depot until the night yardmastcr
had visited the spot. The trains wet-
hen allowed to pass separately and
slowly. Afterward all trains from the
east were flagged and then allowed to
pass the spot slowly.
Early yesterday morning the flow of
water was stopped. The big hole be
neath the track was at 10 o'clock filled
with a carload of dirt and rtone. The
fact that the break occurred on the un
der side of the pipe uccounls for the
depth and large dimensions of the hide.
M'HIGII STRIKES A SXAG.
Wanted to llrldlc tho Press, So He Kicked
a Keporter -Now Dick Is Kcpcntlng Ills
Kubkut-ss iu u Cell in the Police Stu
tiun. An unprovoked and brutal Insult of
fered a Seranton Republican reporter
last night In a public place by "Dick"
Meliugli, an Indiscreet young man, was
followed by Mcliugh's anvrt. He was
locked In a cell In the central police
station and will be given a hearing this
morning.
In Music Hall Just before the close
of the boxing tourney, and as the re
porter was passing along a side aisle
toward the exit, Mcllugh, who was
Intoxicated, accosted the reporter and
with coarse language and oaths began
to upbraid htm for some article which
had appeared In the Kcpublican.
Scores of persons heard the rough talk
and saw the kicks which Mcllugh
made at the reporter's legs.
A warrant was issued by Alderman
Millet, of the Sixth ward, for Mcliugh's
arrest. He was found by Patrolman
Lewis at a late hour in a Lackawanna
avenue saloon.
SUPREME COURT CASES.
Tho Decisions Handed Down Yesterday
at Philadelphia.
Attorneys of Lackawanna county
courts were on the qui vive yesterday
In anticipation of news from the su
preme court.
The finding of the lower court In the
suit of the. Seranton lias and Water
company against the Lackawanna Iron
and Steel cumpany was reversed. Tln
Jury found a verdict of $J7.r.0 In favor
of the water company. In re-asscss
ment, costs, etc., of the Fifth Sewer
district of this city, rule wus mad
absolute and appeal quashed, costs to
be puld by appellants.
Auction at St, Charles.
Tho auction nt the St. Charles hotel will
resume this morning at 10 o'clock. The
dining room tables will llrst be sold; then
the sideboard and dining room chairs, und
afterward the bedroom furniture,
Dr. Ullibmis,
of Now York city, will be In his Bcranton
oftlce, 411 Wyoming avenue, every Mon
day from 8 In the morning until in the
evening.
Telephone 2212. W. O. Doud & Co., BO?
Lackawanna avenue, for all kinds of
plumbing.
Your watch run for
ever without having it
cleaned and repaired.
Take it to
Y, THE J
Who has repaired
watches and clocks
for over 25 years.
417 Lackawanna Am,
SCRANTON CITY.
BEST SEIS OF TEETH. ftOQ
Including the Minim txtrMtinf t
teeth by ku entirely now process.
S. C. SNYDER, D. D. S.,
DON'T LET
Ul SPRUCE STREEfV)
THE DECLINE Or VENICE
That Was the Subject of Hudson
Shaw's Lecture Last Night.
HOW IT WAS BROUGHT ABOUT
One Reason Was tho Exhaustion Inci
dent to Her Long Battle for Christen
dom Against tlio Invasion of the
Turks-Fine Illustrations.
Tho decline of Venice formed the In
teresting iheme of Mr. W. Hudson
Shaw's fifth lecture on "The History of
the Ilepublle of Venice," delivered at
Young Men's Christian association hall
last night. For this decline, beginning
In 150U and Teaching full proportions
two centuries later, the lecturer as
cribed five causes: (1) the' rise of great
F.uropean nationalities superseding the
era of the small city republics; (2) the
Intermeddling of Venetians under the
leadership of the doge Francesco Fos
caii in tile treacherous politics of the
Italian mainland, consequent upon a
desire for territorial aggrandizement;
(S) the discovery 'by Vasco dl (lama nf
the sea route to Asia and the Orient,
thus cutting off Venice's hitherto mo
nopoly of the carrying trade and leaving
It beached high und dry, as an out of
the way nation; (4) the exhaustion of
her resources Incident to the prosecu
tion, single handed, for more than 200
years, of Christendom's battle against
the Invading Turk; and r) her own
moral corruptions, notably shown In
the contempt which Venetians mani
fested for the marriage tie, und also in
the unrestrained license of their pleas
ures and dissipations.
t'urmagnola and l-'oscuri.
The outlining of these points occupied
a major part of the lecturer's hour; but
he nevertheless took occasion to present
un interesting summary of the eventful
career of that slippery soldier-of-for
tune, Francesco Bussonp, of Carmngn-
ola, who, for his treacherous conduct
of Venice's wars against his former
patron, the duke Fillppo Vlscontl, of
Milan, was Invited to the city of St.
Mark, received as a conqueror, and sud
denly hurried to a dungeon, tortured
for twelve days and finally beheaded
at vespers, between the two great col
umns which adorn the area way before
the church of St. Mark.
He also considered, with some care.
the career of the doge Francesco Fos-
carl, ujiou whom Lord Byron has lav
ished much sentiment. His Judgment
is that l-'oscarl was probably treated, if
not leniently by the councillors of Ven
ice, at least not cruelly nor tyrannic
ally. The offences of his son Jacopo
would, in any other Instance, have
brought down upon their doer a sen
teiice of death, Instead merely of ban
Ishment.
The views presented at the lecture's
close comprised Interior scenes of St
Mark's; various representations of fam
ous sculptures; notable jjoitraits of
Lorenzo de Medici and Savonarola; and
a number of pictures showing the grad
ual change In 'the spirit of Venetian
architecture under the influence of the
republic's decline.
Notice to tho Public.
John Frtr-htel, who has been appointed
administrator of the estate of Mrs. Bar
bara tluthelnz, will personally supervise
the management of the flourishing meat
business and keep it up to tho same ex
cellent standard maintained in the past.
If von want a. enofl tdumlter ti-bnlinnA
UK. v. u. uoua & L.O., iiVJ Lackawanna
avenue.
DID IT EVEfi STRIKE YQU
That You Can Get First-Class
Extract ut
FOR 24c PER OUNCE IN ANY OF THE
FOLLOWING ODORS:
West Knd Jockev Club, Violet
White Hose, 1'ranncpunni.I.ily
of the Valley, Urinific Hlos
soiti, Crab Apple Blossom
Yliing Ylung, Lilac Blossom,
Yt lute Heliotrope.
SOAPS
A nice OMorlment of Toilet Soaps in Catih
mere, Bcmiuet, Futturaulk, Dairy Maid
turn l uerubiu liaiu.
PURSES
A iipw linoi.f Purses In Soul and Alligator
at 2c. anu sue each-.
CUT GLASS
A Inrce wortmont. includluK Berry
DiiUxs, Douqnnt Holders, VlneKar Cruets,
Mm nun rvppnr nimKtirn, aier uomos,
unvo Disnoi, leiery Liiaiifi, etc
S. W00LW0RTH
819 LICKAWMKi AVENUE,
Crean and Gold Store Front
PIANOS
Ire at rnMDt the Moft PoprUr tai Ire(km4 if
Lildluc Aibia
Wireraomi : Opposite Columbus Monument,
COS Washington Av. Sornnton.Pg.
WOOLWDITfS
R
emoval
J. LAWRENCE STELLE,
Ml WYOMING AVtM t, SCRANTON, TL
TISICAISILLI1I
At Almost Your Own
SECOND-HAND PIANOS AND ORG!"
NO REASONABLE
OF-
ii in
Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
fflARCH 28, 29, 30.
When we shall display a choice col
lection of
Trimmed and Un
trimmed Millinery,
Ribbons, Flowers,
Jet Ornaments,
Crowns and Ban
deaux. EXCLUSIVE NOVELTIES IN
Silk Waists, Skirts and Capes.
We also show the Adjustable
Skirt, which can be used for
Opera Cape.
J. BOLZ
138 Wyoming Ave. , .
, '
We ure the sole uuents of Eastern
Pennsylvania for the Adjustable
Skirt. '
SUITS
FOR EVERYBODY.
Once in a while somebody
comes in and says : " You
ready-made folks can't fit me."
That man has had hard luck;
he's been into a small ready
made store or a big one,vvhere
the' don't keep sizes enough
or where sizes don't fit:
IT IS DIFFERENT HERE
OUR sizes fit, and there
are always plenty of them
plenty, for example, of those
nice Mixed Cheviots and
Tweed Suits, plenty of those
delicately woven, yet very
handy, "Worsteds. Suits for
slim men, stout men and all
sorts of men. Call and see.
Clothiers, Mers,& Furmsnera
Btondnrd Instruments In every sent ot
tho term as applied to Tiano.
Exceptional In holding their original ful
ness of tone
. NEW YORK WAREHOUSE; NO.
Fifth avenue.
SOLD BY
E.G. FUCKER &CO
IIS Adams Avo., New Telcpaono Bldg.
THE SCRANTON
iiiTnirinn nmni n Til n
VlinUUu.'llU;
MMUFACTURIilG CO.,
MAKER OF
SHALE PAVING BRICK
AND BUILDING BRICK
Ufiico: 320 WiishliiKtott Avenue.
Works: Suy Aug. l'ii K. W. V. it. U.
M. HDALE,
General Sales Agent, Scruutou.Pa
Prices Before Moving.
OFFER REFUSED.
Hi HflTS
Dunn's
Sale
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